Tonto's Expanding Head Band
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Tonto's Expanding Head Band was an early 1970s electronic music duo best known for pioneering large-scale polyphonic synthesizer use and collaborating with artists like Stevie Wonder.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tonto’s Expanding Head Band | 2 |
| T.O.N.T.O.’s Expanding Head Band | 1 |
| Tonto's Expanding Head Band canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13055804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tonto's Expanding Head Band Context triple: [T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer system, associatedAct, Tonto's Expanding Head Band]
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A.
Tin Men
Tin Men is a 1987 comedy-drama film set in 1960s Baltimore that satirically follows rival aluminum-siding salesmen, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito.
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B.
The Tin Men
The Tin Men is a satirical science fiction novel by Michael Frayn that humorously explores artificial intelligence, bureaucracy, and the mechanization of human life.
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C.
The Singing Buckaroo
The Singing Buckaroo is a 1937 American Western musical film featuring a singing cowboy hero and co-starring actress Joan Barclay.
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D.
The Coyote
The Coyote is the energetic, comedic costumed mascot of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, known for his slapstick antics and crowd-pleasing game-time performances.
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E.
Bo-Weavil Blues
"Bo-Weavil Blues" is a classic early blues song closely associated with pioneering blues singer Ma Rainey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tonto's Expanding Head Band Target entity description: Tonto's Expanding Head Band was an early 1970s electronic music duo best known for pioneering large-scale polyphonic synthesizer use and collaborating with artists like Stevie Wonder.
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A.
Tin Men
Tin Men is a 1987 comedy-drama film set in 1960s Baltimore that satirically follows rival aluminum-siding salesmen, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito.
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B.
The Tin Men
The Tin Men is a satirical science fiction novel by Michael Frayn that humorously explores artificial intelligence, bureaucracy, and the mechanization of human life.
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C.
The Singing Buckaroo
The Singing Buckaroo is a 1937 American Western musical film featuring a singing cowboy hero and co-starring actress Joan Barclay.
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D.
The Coyote
The Coyote is the energetic, comedic costumed mascot of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, known for his slapstick antics and crowd-pleasing game-time performances.
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E.
Bo-Weavil Blues
"Bo-Weavil Blues" is a classic early blues song closely associated with pioneering blues singer Ma Rainey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic music duo
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musical group ⓘ |
| activeStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
T.O.N.T.O.'s Expanding Head Band
NERFINISHED
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TONTO's Expanding Head Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Stevie Wonder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TONTO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Billy Preston
NERFINISHED
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Gil Scott-Heron NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Hillage NERFINISHED ⓘ Stevie Wonder NERFINISHED ⓘ The Isley Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Weather Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music production
ⓘ
sound engineering ⓘ synthesizer design ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Malcolm Cecil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Margouleff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient music
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electronic music ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ psychedelic music ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Malcolm Cecil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Margouleff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | TONTO (The Original New Timbral Orchestra) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
ambient and new-age musicians
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electronic music artists ⓘ synthesizer-based pop music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building one of the largest modular synthesizers of its time
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contributions to Stevie Wonder's classic 1970s albums ⓘ early exploration of space music textures ⓘ innovative use of modular synthesizers in popular music ⓘ pioneering large-scale polyphonic synthesizer use ⓘ |
| notableInstrument | TONTO synthesizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Zero Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Embryo Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| release | Zero Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Fulfillingness' First Finale
NERFINISHED
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Innervisions NERFINISHED ⓘ Music of My Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ Talking Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tonto's Expanding Head Band Description of subject: Tonto's Expanding Head Band was an early 1970s electronic music duo best known for pioneering large-scale polyphonic synthesizer use and collaborating with artists like Stevie Wonder.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tonto’s Expanding Head Band
this entity surface form:
Tonto’s Expanding Head Band
this entity surface form:
T.O.N.T.O.’s Expanding Head Band